Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Obie*

#1,885 most common boys' name of all time · #4,554 across all names · 94% male / 6% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,885
Rank overall
#4,554 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
4,436
Since 2016
148
Peak year
1924 #698
Best rank
#473 1899
Girls Boys peak 95/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Obie is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 10 10 #7,690
2024 — 18 18 #5,247
2023 — 15 15 #5,929
2022 — 22 22 #4,571
2021 — 16 16 #5,570
2020 — 12 12 #6,631
2019 — 12 12 #6,783
2018 — 19 19 #4,923
2017 — 11 11 #7,104
2016 — 13 13 #6,358
2015 — 15 15 #5,747
2014 — 9 9 #8,138
2013 — 5 5 #12,160
2012 — 12 12 #6,632
2011 — 13 13 #6,258
2010 — 9 9 #8,155
2009 — 6 6 #11,014
2008 — 15 15 #5,772
2007 — 22 22 #4,376
2006 — 23 23 #4,108
2005 — 22 22 #4,065
2004 — 27 27 #3,460
2003 — 6 6 #9,605
2002 — 7 7 #8,476
2001 — 6 6 #9,268
2000 — 7 7 #8,226
1999 — 5 5 #9,934
1998 — 6 6 #8,497
1997 — 8 8 #6,632
1994 — 12 12 #4,818
1993 — 7 7 #6,835
1992 — 9 9 #5,672
1991 — 10 10 #5,113
1990 — 10 10 #5,006
1989 — 13 13 #4,030
1988 — 17 17 #3,092
1987 — 11 11 #3,977
1986 — 10 10 #4,148
1985 — 14 14 #3,225
1984 — 10 10 #3,943
1983 — 16 16 #2,797
1982 — 17 17 #2,720
1981 — 18 18 #2,579
1980 — 16 16 #2,839
1979 — 16 16 #2,785
1978 — 22 22 #2,143
1977 — 27 27 #1,863
1976 — 22 22 #2,115
1975 — 12 12 #3,089
1974 — 34 34 #1,504
1973 — 27 27 #1,699
1972 — 24 24 #1,826
1971 — 33 33 #1,501
1970 — 27 27 #1,666
1969 — 26 26 #1,616
1968 — 28 28 #1,481
1967 — 25 25 #1,544
1966 — 31 31 #1,378
1965 — 24 24 #1,600
1964 — 29 29 #1,463
1963 — 29 29 #1,460
1962 — 35 35 #1,319
1961 — 27 27 #1,557
1960 — 28 28 #1,527
1959 — 30 30 #1,445
1958 — 36 36 #1,282
1957 — 47 47 #1,122
1956 — 28 28 #1,484
1955 — 39 39 #1,205
1954 — 48 48 #1,087
1953 — 38 38 #1,216
1952 — 46 46 #1,071
1951 — 52 52 #974
1950 — 43 43 #1,078
1949 — 50 50 #986
1948 5 54 59 #948
1947 — 51 51 #1,002
1946 6 53 59 #915
1945 8 50 58 #903
1944 — 47 47 #938
1943 — 65 65 #818
1942 — 49 49 #951
1941 6 44 50 #962
1940 9 59 68 #813
1939 — 43 43 #958
1938 — 49 49 #904
1937 — 54 54 #832
1936 6 60 66 #789
1935 5 62 67 #788
1934 — 47 47 #923
1933 — 52 52 #864
1932 10 63 73 #804
1931 5 71 76 #730
1930 7 58 65 #867
1929 9 57 66 #883
1928 — 62 62 #837
1927 9 52 61 #970
1926 8 67 75 #805
1925 9 60 69 #863
1924 7 88 95 #698
1923 9 77 86 #747
1922 8 69 77 #813
1921 10 69 79 #827
1920 — 79 79 #734
1919 11 76 87 #732
1918 9 54 63 #903
1917 10 80 90 #671
1916 13 72 85 #701
1915 8 69 77 #706
1914 12 56 68 #685
1913 5 42 47 #715
1912 11 58 69 #518
1911 8 26 34 #600
1910 6 23 29 #607
1909 8 16 24 #694
1908 7 16 23 #671
1907 7 24 31 #478
1906 — 14 14 #658
1905 9 21 30 #501
1904 — 17 17 #556
1903 — 17 17 #540
1902 6 11 17 #716
1901 — 11 11 #662
1900 5 15 20 #664
1899 — 17 17 #473
1898 — 13 13 #627
1897 — 13 13 #603
1896 — 13 13 #617
1895 — 16 16 #520
1894 — 14 14 #559
1893 — 9 9 #732
1892 — 6 6 #980
1891 — 8 8 #726
1890 — 9 9 #702
1889 — 7 7 #821
1888 — 8 8 #776
1887 — 7 7 #773
1886 — 10 10 #629
1885 — 7 7 #792
1884 — 9 9 #684
1883 — 6 6 #826
1882 — 5 5 #967
1881 — 6 6 #808
1880 — 9 9 #672